New Deeside Parkway Station set to Boost Cross-Border Connection

max taylor - journalist

The new Deeside Parkway station will strengthen links between North East Wales, Deeside Industrial estate and Liverpool.

It is hoped the new station will improve access to one of the largest employment sites in Europe and help reduce congestion on main roads in the area.

This station is one of seven to be proposed across multiple areas of Wales, following the UK Government’s plan to support Transport for Wales’ £14 billion investment plan into rail.

Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, recently visited the site of the Deeside Parkway Station.

Skates said: “We are at an unprecedented moment for rail in Wales. Jointly backed by both the Welsh and UK Governments, we have a £14bn package of bold, generational schemes that will transform travel, connect communities and power our economy.

“As part of this we will deliver the Deeside Parkway station which will be a boost for the region and further afield.

“This development will improve access between Deeside, Liverpool’s employment and education centres, the Port of Liverpool, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

“It will support cross‑border commuting, skills mobility and inward investment. It will also offer a viable alternative to the car.

“My hope is to see the new station at Deeside completed as soon as possible, possibly in 2027, which is very ambitious.

“I am pushing the rail industry hard on this, adopting a modular approach which will mean the station can be delivered quicker than the traditional approach.

“The £14bn plan for rail offers exciting and unprecedented developments for the future across the whole of North Wales.

“With Network North Wales we are already delivering more services between Chester and Wrexham, and more change to come.

“We will begin to see the region as a leader in sustainable and integrated transport.”

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